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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 15 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| -- | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| -- | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| -- | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.42 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Dual Nano SIM + eSIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is better than Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge (Rumored)'s 72.6 overall score. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge (Rumored) has Android 15 version.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has an extremely better processor than Galaxy S25 Edge (Rumored), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster). The Galaxy A42 counts with a much better display than Galaxy S25 Edge (Rumored), although it has a quite smaller display.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge (Rumored) features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a lot better video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels camera. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has much more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S25 Edge (Rumored), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S25 Edge (Rumored), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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